With all of the votes counted, liberal parties have probably won by enough to assemble a new coalition. The governing party can still form its own, but the prospects look dim.
The relatively uncommon name of Jacinta or Jacinda is shared among many famous people in New Zealand and Australia, with most of them born in the 1970s.
The images streaming onto our phones from Israel and Gaza, many coming from those fighting or caught up in the war, don’t just document the story — they shape it.
Movement of people in and out of Gaza was heavily restricted before the attacks, and now Israel has closed both of its crossings. Egypt’s remained open with limited traffic.
Democrats and Republicans put aside an increasingly partisan divide over Israel to condemn the Hamas attack. But that support may be harder to maintain as Israel retaliates.
At least 150 Israelis were taken hostage by Hamas fighters, according to an initial assessment. Officials from the U.S. and other countries are determining if their citizens are among the captives.